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Year · Make · Model

2016 Honda FIT

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

1
Open recalls
145
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
94
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Frontal
Side
Rollover

Consumer complaints

145 filed
6
Crashes
0
Fires
3
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Electrical System
    51
  • Unknown OR Other
    17
  • FUEL/PROPULSION System
    16
  • Engine
    11
  • Power Train
    7
  • Service Brakes
    5
  • Wheels
    4
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    4

Recalls

2 campaigns
15V697000·STRUCTURE2015-10-23

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Fit LX-trim vehicles manufactured April 11, 2014, to July 02, 2015 and not equipped with a sunroof. In the affected vehicles, the rear grab handle brackets were not manufactured properly, and as a result, the brackets may puncture the side curtain air bags upon their deployment. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 214, "Side Impact Protection" and number 226, "Ejection Mitigation".

RiskIf the side curtain air bags are punctured upon deployment, the outboard seat occupants may be at a higher risk of injury during a crash.

FixHonda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear grab handle bracket, free of charge. The recall began on December 18, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is JV8.

15V697000·AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW2015-10-23

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Fit LX-trim vehicles manufactured April 11, 2014, to July 02, 2015 and not equipped with a sunroof. In the affected vehicles, the rear grab handle brackets were not manufactured properly, and as a result, the brackets may puncture the side curtain air bags upon their deployment. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 214, "Side Impact Protection" and number 226, "Ejection Mitigation".

RiskIf the side curtain air bags are punctured upon deployment, the outboard seat occupants may be at a higher risk of injury during a crash.

FixHonda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear grab handle bracket, free of charge. The recall began on December 18, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is JV8.

NHTSA investigations

1 action
EA19001·AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE2019-04-19 → 2024-09-19

Electrical overstress

Led to recall20V024

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